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Welcome to our story hub—a place where every voice, experience, and perspective comes together. Here, you’ll find all the stories we’ve shared across the site, from inspiring journeys and insightful interviews to behind-the-scenes moments and community highlights. Whether you’re looking to catch up, explore something new, or simply get inspired, this is your gateway to everything we’ve been talking about.

  • Greece Today: Sean Sweeney on the Future of Greece’s Energy System

    Murphy Institute Professor Sean Sweeney just returned from Athens, where he delivered a presentation entitled Third Memorandum or Grexit: What are the implications for the Future of Greece’s Energy System? at the Democracy Rising conference. In his talk, Sweeney explained: …[E]nergy will be at the heart of the struggles in Greece in the years ahead,…

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  • ALR Project and China’s Mingde Institute at Collective Labor Disputes Conference

    This post was originally featured at alrexchange.org. China’s Mingde Institute of Labor Relations and CUNY’s Advancing the Field of Labor Relations (ALR) program collaborated for the second time to present a Comparative Collective Labor Disputes Conference between the U.S. and China in Changsha in April 2015. More than 40 Chinese leading scholars, local union officials,…

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  • Debra E. Bernhardt Labor Journalism Prize – Call for Entries (2015)

    THE NEW YORK LABOR HISTORY ASSOCIATION is pleased to announce this Call for Entries for the First Annual Debra E. Bernhardt Labor Journalism Prize. The deadline for entries is TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2015. THE BERNHARDT PRIZE IS AN AWARD OF $500 given to an article or series of articles that furthers the understanding of the…

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  • ALIGN Seeks Field Coordinator (NYC)

    ALIGN: the Alliance for a Greater New York unites labor and community for a more just and sustainable New York. Formed by the merger of New York Jobs with Justice and Urban Agenda, ALIGN builds upon 20 years of creating good jobs, healthy communities, and a more accountable democracy for all New Yorkers. Successes include…

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